Mercy Killing in Relation to the Calling of a Christian Nurse
Mercy is that compassion which causes one to help the sick or the poor. Showing mercy is one of the cardinal virtues of a true Christian (James 2:1-13) and is one of the determinants of God’s treatment to us. Christian Mercy is a part of the fruit of the spirit (Gal. 5:22 and 23) made up in part of love, long suffering, gentleness and goodness.1 Killing is the depriving of life. Premeditated killing is murder. All that mercy is, is essential to the calling of a Christian nurse. But of all...